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Dame Karen Bradley vs Josh MacAlister

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 242 different votes 246 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
739
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
842
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Appearances
71
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
56
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
206
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
72 of 89 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API